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Where does “harmonist” come from?

harmonist (English) comes from English harmony, from Middle English armonye, from Old French harmonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

harmonist (English): One who shows the agreement of corresponding...

Definitions

  1. One who shows the agreement of corresponding...

Ancestry of “harmonist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishharmonyAgreement or accord; A pleasing combination of...
2Middle Englisharmonye—
3Old Frenchharmonie—
4Latinharmoniaharmony, concordance of sounds; music, singing,...
5Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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